Bank-A-Ball

The Bank-A-Ball, manufactured by United Profit Sales Company of Chicago, Illinois in February 1933, is a Pure Mechanical (PM) table-top/counter game. As a PM machine, it predates the electromechanical era and represents an early stage in coin-operated amusement design, well before the invention of flippers in 1947.

As a counter game, Bank-A-Ball was designed for small, tabletop placement rather than as a full-size floor cabinet, with gameplay relying entirely on mechanical components such as gravity, springs, and levers to control the ball rather than any player-operated flippers. Specific scoring and playfield details are not documented.

As one of the earlier surviving Depression-era counter games, Bank-A-Ball offers a glimpse into the low-cost coin-op amusements common in the early 1930s. While specific details about its design, art, or theme remain unknown due to a lack of documentation, its survival for nearly a century speaks to the craftsmanship of the period.